Live mediation

Performing Concerts Using Studio Technology

Bibliographic Data

ID4305069
AuthorsYngvar Kjus (0000-0002-7864-3335, University of Oslo), Anne Danielsen (0000-0003-1371-1533, University of Oslo)
Year2016
Volume35
Issue3
Pages320-337
Publication date2016-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopular Music (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-1430 • E-ISSN: 1474-0095
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0261143016000568
OpenAlexW2520479038
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

The use of computers is continuously changing the sound of records but also increasingly challenging established forms of live concert aesthetics. So what becomes of creativity and expressivity in the live performance? In this study, we present an artist-oriented approach to this question through interviews with artists invested in performing studio works on stage, as well as improvising musicians using studio technology in their concerts. We find that challenges to creative authorship and expressive agency are constantly negotiated through evolving practices of up- and down-scaling particular aspects of studio works on stage, as well as designing technological setups tailored to individual forms of improvisation. While these practices challenge deep-rooted notions of the 'right' or appropriate bond between musician and music, the appropriation of studio technology in live performance has clearly become an integral part of many artists' continual exploration of their musical agency

Aesthetics · Agency (philosophy · Appropriation · Art · Creativity · Flexibility (engineering · Improvisation · Management · Mediation · Multimedia · Musical · Sociology · Studio · Visual arts · Computer Science · Music History and Culture · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology

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